Chapter 62: The Eve of the Storm
In February of the sixth year of Zhongping, Liangzhou was in turmoil, and Huangfu Song attacked it alone, so that Zhuo Wei refused. Lian Zhan broke it, beheaded more than 10,000 people, and the country left and died. Zhuo Da is ashamed of hatred, because he is jealous.
At the end of February of the sixth year of Zhongping, Emperor Ling (Liu Hong) fell ill, and Xishu worshiped (Dong) Zhuo as the pastor of the state, and ordered the soldiers to belong to Huangfu Song. Zhuo Fu said in the book: "The minister has neither old plans nor strong deeds, and the grace of heaven is mistakenly added, and he has been in charge for ten years." The size of the soldiers has been similar for a long time, and they love the grace of the ministers, and they are the lives of the ministers. Begging for the northern state, the service of the side. So he garrisoned Hedong to observe the changes of the times.
In March of the sixth year of Zhongping, Zhang Chunke Wang Zheng killed Chun and sent the first Yu. The envoy immediately worshiped Liu Yu, the pastor of Youzhou, as the captain, and sealed the Marquis of Qiu.
In the middle of March of the sixth year of Zhongping, he worshiped Liu Qing as the speaker.
At the end of March of the sixth year of Zhongping, Emperor Xiqing was cautious and allowed to promote Yu Linlang. He is in charge of the palace guards, and when the emperor travels, he is the chariot guard. than three hundred stones, copper seal yellow ribbon.
Immediately promoted to the left prison of Yulin. Commander of the left cavalry of the feather forest, six hundred stones, copper seal and black ribbon.
At the beginning of April of the sixth year of Zhongping, Liu Qing was promoted to lieutenant of the military academy with Liu Qing's meritorious service in capturing thieves. Shi Jianshuo is the captain of the upper army, Yuan Shao is the captain of the middle army, Cao Cao is the captain of the military academy, Zhao Rong is the left captain of the auxiliary army, Feng Fang is the right captain of the auxiliary army, Xia Mu is the left captain, and Chun Yuqiong is the right captain. The eunuch Jian Shuo commanded the captains.
In April of the sixth year of Zhongping, the emperor took Liu Qing's father to filial piety, listed as a model, called the second prince to call him his brother, and supercharged the captain of the city gate, the head of the city gate guard, more than 2,000 stones, silver seal and blue ribbon.
Since the Han Dynasty, there has been no promotion as fast as this, Liu Qing was prominent for a while, and the ministers of the court and the central government did not intersect with him, and for a time the people of Luoyang called the name of "imperial brother".
At the beginning of May of the sixth year of Zhongping, the emperor collapsed in the Jiade Hall of Nangong, only thirty-three years old, and was called Emperor Xiaoling.
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"What are you going to do? What are you going to do? You dare to speak up without a seed? ”
"When the first emperor was here, I was still able to judge things, what's the matter, do I have to listen to you now?"
"For major events in the world, there are ministers of the DPRK and the Central Committee such as us, and there are loyal and righteous people in the world, what do you have to do with you?"
"Presumptuous!"
Liu Qing no longer remembers the first few quarrels at this time, every day in the court, every day there was an endless quarrel, the concerts in various places were piled up, no one cared about it, and no one had the heart to care, they all just wanted to get more power in their hands and less power in others.
Zhang Rang thought that Liu Qing was the help left by Emperor Ling in the army, and he was his own person, but at this time, the court was arguing, and he asked intentionally: "Captain Liu, the first emperor is undecided to ask you more when he has something, can you tell me how to do this?" ”
Liu Qing lowered his eyebrows and closed his eyes and said, "Ah, yes, yes, yes." ”
Zhang Rang was anxious and asked, "Captain Liu, you are right, who is right?" ”
Liu Qing continued: "Ah. Yeah. ”
Next, either the party members or He Jin's department came to ask him to test his position, after all, he was the person who was promoted by the Spirit Emperor, and the position of captain of the city gate was not trivial for any faction. Liu Qingdu replied invariably: "Ah." Yeah. ”
After the court meeting, Zhang Rang trembled angrily: "Shaft, shaft, shaft hateful!" The grace of His Majesty the day before yesterday, turn your head and forget it! Yes, yes, yes, yes, to your mother, straight thief! ”
Zhao Zhong soothed: "This son is very hateful! Don't forget, He Jin is determined to let Liu Wei take the position, this person is a person entrusted by His Majesty, and the position is the key, we only have Jian Shuo in charge of military affairs, if things change, I don't know. It is better not to offend this person. ”
"What's more, He Jin's matter may as well be tested in a few days. If Liu Wei really ascended the throne, He Jin is afraid that he wants to have a general view of the power, at that time we will be dead, only by taking Liu Qing well, and helping the second prince to ascend the throne will there be a glimmer of life. ”
Zhang Rang sighed and said: "That's true, alas, I can't imagine that we have fallen to such a point, if the first emperor is here, such a person can cut off his life and death with just one hand, but now he has to rely on his snort." ”
The eunuchs sighed again and again when they heard it, when did their power decline to this point.
Liu Qingxia was about to go back to the camp to train the troops while humming a little song, and I heard that a person from Hedong had come recently, and he was fighting very fiercely, and he had a little prestige among his subordinates, so he just went to take a look.
Yuan Shao straddled Liu Qing and stopped him and said: "Guozhu, what do you think, how did the court meeting become a good person today, where is Liu Guozhu, who spoke amazingly, had articles in his belly, and intended to help the people?" Where? Didn't you enter the big official, and you have long forgotten your original ambition! ”
Wu Kuang was He Jin's subordinate general at this time, and said in a strange manner on the side: "At the beginning, what did such a person who forgot his righteousness say to him, you wasted your tongue here, maybe he would have already cast himself to enjoy the glory and wealth." ”
Kong Rong saw that he was arguing here, and saw that it was Liu Qing, and said: "Guozhu, when you stabbed me in the name of Yang Xuanyu, I saw that you were a person who could write and Yunwu, and led you as a successor, what did you say to me at the beginning?" Have you forgotten? I have led you all over the world to visit famous people and make friends with you, what do you say? That night at the dinner in Yuan's Mansion, you didn't have any official position, the house was silent, only you had the audacity to say that the eunuch would die, I was proud of you, what kind of heroism you were at that time! What now? Why did you lose your voice? Have you Liu Guozhu's courage been worn out by this Luoyang official position? ”
Cao Cao listened to it on the sidelines, laughing but not speaking.
Liu Qing was forced to ask by everyone at this time, he was at a loss, and Kong Rong, who had a great kindness with him, came to question himself, and he didn't know how to answer, he saw Cao Cao here, he had a plan, shook his head and shouted: "Gentlemen! You all think I'm like that! You all underestimate me! I dare to fight with the gentry in the county's fish and meat township in Lujiang fashion, let alone now! You have misunderstood me so much! I have told Brother Meng De everything, if you want to ask, go and ask him! I, Liu Qing, act above board and am not afraid of any gossip! Then he strode away from the place and went to the city gate.
Seeing this, everyone thought that they had misunderstood Liu Qing, and surrounded Cao Cao and asked, "Meng De, how did he tell you?" ”
Cao Cao turned his head in a daze, what is this called, and immediately said: "This, this Liu Guozhu didn't say anything to me!?" ”
Everyone didn't believe it, the position of the captain of the city gate was very important, and the people under He Jin were already persuading him to plot against the eunuchs, Yuan Shao said eagerly: "Meng De, just talk about it, Guozhu is angry, it's not easy to ask, you just have to speak bluntly, and we will ensure that the secret will not be passed on." ”
"Yes, yes, Meng De, just tell me, Liu Jun told you."
"Mengde, I grew up seeing you grow up, can't I tell me?"
Cao Mengde wants to cry without tears, Liu Guo helps you, a despicable person, you hurt me so hard!
He had no choice but to cross his neck and shout as he ran, "You misunderstood him!" You are mistaken! ”
"Mengde, wait, what do you mean to misunderstand him?"
"Mengde, you and my best friend, have been friends since childhood, you talk to me."
"Mengde, you can make it clear, wait, wait, the old man can't run."